X and Y: And Other like Stories Book

So this was ... well "strange". I've never read any Hamilton books so I'm probably coming to it from a completely different background than most readers. I was really surprised by the fact that most of the stories were "straight" fantasy stories.

I was also a little put off by the attitude of most of the introductions. Many of them sounded angry, basically saying, "This was rejected by some editor who was obviously a retard because he didn't absolutely love my work. But now that I'm famous I'm allowed to foist my sub-par writing on you at a premium price."

The fantasy stuff was pretty lame and felt really dated. I'm assuming they were written 15 years ago so I guess that makes sense but I can only believe that it's the author's vanity that brought them back into print rather than the good sense of any editor/publisher. The silly stuff was silly (although I did realize I liked the superhero one later). Finally for some reason I didn't have all the files for the final (Anita) story so it ended abruptly in the middle. But it really didn't leave me wanting more so I didn't try to get the rest.

So overall this makes me not that excited about her other books (translate to: I'll never get around to reading them unless really prodded by trusted friends).